Leaking coolant pretty badly. Leak is in the hose highlighted in the photos below. How bad is this? Any ideas how much this would cost to get fixed?

(1999 Prelude with 130,000 miles)






Modified by fubar at 7:54 PM 5/21/2007

 

run yourself over to honda, buy a new hose

 

had to replace that same hose too on my car
its not very hard at all
just buy the right hose with the right diameter
about 3 ft will be enough

both ends are not hard to reach

 

mine exploded a couple months ago, i replaced it with a high pressure line... did a cut and advance for a temp fix.

 

I had to repair that once on the highway! split right around where you circled, and dumped a bunch of coolant (and fast!), just prior to that I was having overheat problems (radiator related) so lucky for me I had a Jug of coolant in the trunk! On the highway, I cut off the split bit, and managed to stretch it just enough to stay on, then replaced it as soon as I could, along with some of the other older rubber. i'd change it up soon, so much easier in your driveway than on the side of a road with cars whizzing by. makes you feel like your pants are down. but that's a different highway story.

 

i will be replacing my soon, hope it wont go out on me, 2 1/2 mounts and im out the house, moving in my own. my dad is tripping too much if i work on car in garage.

 

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its not very hard at all
just buy the right hose with the right diameter
about 3 ft will be enough

both ends are not hard to reach</TD></TR></TABLE>

Good to hear that it won't be a tough fix. How many miles did you have on your lude when you replaced the hose?

 

sock your dad in the face and tell him you could be out doing drugs(more then usual) and having sex with prostitutes(dirty ones anyway).

 

lol mine went out a few months ago and in the exact same spot. It was approx the same mileage too. Mine went out at at around 130,000 miles. Yea, just replace it.

 

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hahahahaahhha My new one...

 

about 120K

 

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lol i dont really care 2 more mounts and im out to my own

 

Are you sure that's coolant? It looks like oil from a leaking seal (like on the intake cam plug) just above that hose.

 

3/4" heater hose from AutoZone will fix that until you get a new formed hose in, by the way - where's your clamp that is supposed to be there?

 

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Not sure where the clamp is... is it necessary to have one there?

 

Yes there should be a clamp there. Oh yeah mine blow out at 200,000 miles.